Complete Signee Profiles

UofL SID

02/02/2005

Michael Adams * DE
6-3 * 230Pelham, Ala./PelhamPlayed defensive end for Pelham High School... two-year starter... voted All-County after recording 78 tackles, six sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a senior... selected first team All-Shelby County... voted first team All-Metro... named team captain and voted team's Defensive Player of the Year... rated as the No. 24 overall prospect in the state of Alabama... selected Honorable-mention 6A All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers
Association... selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game... started 10 games as a junior, recording 59 tackles and six sacks...also competed on the basketball team... leading scorer and rebounder on the basketball team for the last three years... chose Louisville over
Clemson, UAB, Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Memphis.

Lamar Alston * DB
6-0 * 180Paducah, Ky./Paducah Tilghman High SchoolThree-year
starter at cornerback for Paducah Tilghman High School... recorded two interceptions despite missing several games as a senior... totaled 14
career interceptions... named to the 3A All-Kentucky Preps first team
on defense... named one of the top 50 players in the state of Kentucky by high school coaches... selected to Kentucky Top 15 Postseason
List... named first team All-State by the Louisville Courier-Journal...voted first team All-State by the Associated Press... named to the
All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel... rated the nation's No. 37 defensive back prospect by Scout.com... sprinter on the state title winning track team... chose Louisville over Alabama, Wake Forest, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

Zach Anderson * DE
6-4 * 270Scooba, Miss./East Mississippi CCTwo-year starter at East Mississippi Community College... recorded 85 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior college freshman... registered 52 tackles, five sacks and two passes broken up in 2004...has a 330-pound bench press, 550-pound squat and can run the 40-yard dash in just 4.8 seconds... named the JUCO Defensive Player of the Year in North-Mississippi game in 2004... voted first team All-State and All-Region selection as a sophomore... Scout.com's No. 2 ranked junior college defensive line prospect... former high school quarterback... chose Louisville over Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Texas A & M and Southern Miss.

Marcel Benson * OL
6-6 * 321San Diego, Calif./San Diego Mesa CollegeVoted first team
All-Foothills Conference at San Diego Mesa College... earned all-Sunrise Region honors... named the squad's Most Valuable Offensive
Lineman... rated as a three-star prospect by Scout.com...started 20 straight games at offensive tackle... named the team's Freshman of the Year... voted second team J.C. Grid-Wire Junior College All-America team... voted a Region III All-California first team on offense...named team's Co-MVP and Offensive Lineman of the Year... selected first team All-State selection by jucaltransfer.com... attended Ed Dorado High School in Las Vegas, Nevada... chose Louisville over Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan State and Maryland.

Steven Black * WR
6-3 * 204Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills High SchoolCaught 41
passes for 802 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at Vestavia High School... also carried 12 times for 126 yards and three touchdowns;
returned 17 kicks for 468 yards and two touchdowns...caught 87-career
passes for 1,867 yards (21.5 ypc.) and 12 touchdowns... named to the Mobile Register's Elite 18 "Best of the Rest..." named to the Super
All-State team as a senior by the Birmingham News... caught 38 passes for 712 yards and two touchdowns as a junior... first cousin of
Philadelphia Eagle wide receiver Terrell Owens... chose Louisville over Ole Miss, Memphis, Alabama, Clemson, LSU.

Careg Bonner * TE
6-4 * 230Huntsville, Ala./huntsville High SchoolOutstanding
performer at Hunstsville High School... caught 141 passes for 2,168 yards during his three-year career... recorded 40 receptions for 700 yards as a senior... runs the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds and boasts a 39-inch vertical leap... rated by Scout.com as the nation's No. 59 tight end prospect... also rated the No. 13 tight end prospect in the country by Tom Lemming... two-year Honorable Mention All-State selection... voted All-Metro for the last two seasons... was a three-year All-City and All-Region selection... All-Metro honoree in basketball... also competed on the baseball team... chose Louisville over Kentucky, South Carolina and Marshall.

Blake Boyd * DE
6-3 * 235Madisonville, ky./North hopkins High SchoolTwo-way performer at North Hopkins High School... earned Most Valuable Player
accolades after leading North Hopkins to a 10-3 record... team advanced to the regional championships... earned first team All-Conference
accolades in his 26-team league... posted a 280-pound bench press and ran a 4.7 second forty-yard dash this year... two-time All-District
honoree... recorded 90 tackles and six sacks during his senior campaign... selected to the Courier-Journal All-State first team...
voted first team All-State by the Associated Press... rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards... earned the team's Leadership Award... chose
Louisville over Kentucky and South Carolina.

Josh Byrom * TE/OL
6-5 * 250McKees Rocks, Pa/Montour High SchoolFour-year starter at
Montour High School... named to the Top 22 as a senior... played defensive line and tight end... earned second team All-State accolades
despite missing most of the season with an injury... selected first team All-Conference... voted Honorable Mention All-Conference during
his sophomore and junior seasons... caught 27 passes for 340 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... caught 17 passes for 199 yards and five
touchdowns as a junior... earned second team Associated Press AAA All-State honors as a senior and was named to the Harrisburg
Patriot-News Platinum "33" squad... chose Louisville over Akron, Michigan State and Kentucky.

Mike Donoghue * OL
6-3 * 296Covington, Ky./Covington Catholic High SchoolThree-year
starter at tackle at Covington Catholic High School... guided team to an 8-5 record before falling in the third round of the state
playoffs... selected Honorable Mention by the Orlando Sentinel and All-Region by PrepStar... voted top Offensive Lineman.. earned first
All-Bluegrass Preps.com... voted first team All-Northern Kentucky... first team All-State selection by the Louisville Courier-Journal and
Lexington Herald-Leader... voted one of the top 24 players in the state... selected as the state's top offensive lineman in Class AAA...
did not allow a sack in three seasons... 3-star prospect by Scout.com... has participated in boxing... chose Louisville over Kentucky, Boston College, Cincinnati, Northwestern and
Indiana.

Stephen Garr * DB
6-1 * 190Louisville, Ky./Male High SchoolTwo-year starter at wide
receiver at Male High School... caught 32 passes for 528 yards and four
touchdowns as a senior... rushed 17 times for 125 yards and two scores... selected first team All-District... voted Honorable Mention
All-State... also played linebacker... guided team to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the state playoffs... standout performer in track and
field... recorded 38 catches for 464 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season.

Maurice Grinter * RB
6-2 * 220Louisville, Ky./Fairdale High` SchoolRushed for 1,467
yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior at Fairdale High School... averaged 133.4 yards per game... named Class 3A All-KentuckyPreps first team...
named to Inside Kentucky's top list... rushed for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns in just five games and recorded 51 tackles and nine interceptions as a junior... voted first team All-State by the
Lexington Herald-Leader and third team All-State selection by the Louisville Courier-Journal... rated the No. 6 prospect in the state by
KentuckyPrepReport.com... nominated for Mr. Basketball... ranked as the
nation's No. 14 fullback prospect by Tom Lemming and No. 105 on Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120... 3-star prospect on Scout.com... earned All-District honors as a defensive back and All-State Honorable Mention in 2002... was an All-State Honorable Mention running back as a junior... chose Louisville over Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky and Baylor.

Trent Guy * WR
5-9 * 165Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte High SchoolTwo-year
starter at West Charlotte High School... also outstanding track and field performer... caught 36 passes for 609 yards and five touchdowns
as a senior.... rushed 28 times for 138 yards and a score... named the team's offensive Most Valuable Player... selected All-Conference and
All-County... returned five kicks for touchdowns as a junior... averaged almost 40.0 a punt and kick return... earned All-Conference
special teams honors... played only two seasons of high school football after breaking his arm and transferring from Martin High School.

Nate Harris * LB/SS
6-1 * 220Miami, Fla./Dodge City Community CollegeTwo-year starter
at Dodge City Community College... team leader in tackles with 86... also recorded four tackles for loss and three interceptions...
registered 12 tackles in games against Independence and Coffeyville...
recorded 11 stops and one interception versus Fort Scott... earned first team All-Jayhawk Conference accolades... recorded 89 tackles, six
sacks, one interception, and four fumble recoveries in 2003... Junior College Grid-Wire All-American honorable mention selection as a
sophomore... ranked the No. 74 prospect nationally by Scout.com as a high school senior... rated No. 2 junior college linebacker prospect by
Scout.com... chose Louisville over Arizona, Florida State, Kansas State, LSU and Mississippi State.

Earl Heyman * DT
6-3 * 265Louisville, Ky./Ballard High SchoolFinished high school
career with 212 tackles, 32 sacks and 50 tackles for loss at Ballard High School... first team All-State selection by the Louisville
Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader... top defensive vote-getter on the CJ All-State team... starter in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... rated the nation' s No. 8 defensive end by
Scout.com... ranked the No. 42 overall prospect nationally by SuperPrep.com... collected 92 tackles and 16 sacks in 2004... made 78
tackles, 20 for loss and 12 sacks as a junior... chose Louisville over Indiana, Kentucky, Clemson, Boston College, Purdue and Michigan State.

Johnathan Holston * DE
6-6 * 230Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards High SchoolThree-year starter
at defensive end at Rickards High School... guided Rickards to a first round loss in the state playoffs... rated the No. 78 defensive end
prospect nationally by Scout.com... ranked the No. 86 prospect in Florida by the Orlando-Sentinel... recorded 52 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks as a senior... also forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble for a touchdown and broke up two passes... selected to play in Taleco All-Star Game.

Craig James * WR
5-10 * 160Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee High SchoolTwo-year starter at Robert E. Lee High School... carried 86 times for 796 yards
and six touchdowns as a senior... recorded 28 tackles at cornerback... rushed 72 times for 710 yards as a junior... clocked as fast as 4.32
seconds in the forty-yard dash at the University of Florida football camp... recorded 72 tackles and four interceptions as a junior...
returned kicks and played runningback and wide receiver... selected to play in the NFL Global Junior Championship... chose Louisville over
Florida, Vanderbilt, East Carolina and Middle Tennessee State.

Scott Long * WR
6-2 * 205Southport N.C./South Brunswick High SchoolPlayed three
seasons at South Brunswick High School... recorded 31 receptions for 507 yards and seven touchdowns... averaged 16.4 yards per catch...
selected as an alternate for the North Carolina Shrine Bowl and earned All-County honors in 2004... received all-conference and all-county
honors his senior year for his play at wide receiver... selected All-County honors his sophomore year for his play at defensive back...
outstanding performer on the track and field team... chose Louisville over Wake Forest and Clemson.

Darius Mann * DB
5-11 * 190Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep High SchoolLed Don Bosco Prep High School with 90 tackles, including eight for a loss and two sacks in 2004... rushed for 527 yards and eight touchdowns, plus had five catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns as a senior... helped
team to No. 2 national ranking and an appearance in the state championship game... rated the nation's No. 45 safety prospect by
Scout.com... selected Honorable Mention All-State and first team All-League... chosen second
team All-Bergen County... voted second team North Jersey... chose Louisville over Alabama, Iowa, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Connecticut,
Indiana and North Carolina.

Travis Norton * Db
6-0 * 180Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln High SchoolTwo-year starter at
Lincoln High School... recorded 42 tackles, broke up seven passes and had one interception as a senior... caught 12 passes for 240 yards,
while also recording 35 tackles and eight passes defended as a junior... voted Honorable Mention All-Big Ben... named the team's Co-Defensive Most Valuable Player... rated the No. 75 cornerback
prospect nationally by Scout.com... finished third in the state in the 4 X 400... ran a 48.7 400-meters... chose Louisville over Oklahoma,
Iowa State, Penn State, Syracuse and Central Florida.

Richard Raglin * DB
6-2 * 205Atlanta, Ga./Southside high schoolFour-year varsity
starter at Southside High School... recorded 30 catches for 415 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 468 yards and three scores...
named the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player... registered 98 tackles and five interceptions during his senior campaign... selected
All-City by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution... voted first team All-Conference... earned first team All-State honors as a junior...
recorded 50 catches for 750 yards and six touchdowns as a junior... led the team in tackles with 105 and six interceptions... returned one for
a touchdown... chose the Cardinals over South Carolina, North Carolina, Tulane and East Carolina.

Brian Roche * OL
6-5 * 285Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep High SchoolConsidered one of the top linemen in the country... ...ranked the No. 11 prospect in New Jersey by Scout.com ... ranked as the nation's No. 25 offensive line prospect by Scout.com... was named Associated Press All-State,
all-Parochial, all-League, and All-North Jersey as a junior and senior ... played both defensive and offensive tackle at Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)... helped team to 23-game winning streak, New Jersey state titles as sophomore and junior and to New Jersey Group 4 state title game (and 10-2 record) in 2004 as senior... first-team New Jersey
All-State pick... rated a 4-star prospect by Scout.com... chose Louisville over Notre Dame, Florida, NC State and Michigan State.

E.K. Sawyerr * DB
6-0 * 175Tallahassee, Fla./Godby High SchoolTwo-year starter at Godby High School... voted to the state of Florida top 100 plostseason list... also started two games as a
sophomore... registered 51 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass break-ups as a senior... named to the All-Big Ben team... selected to the All-District team... credited with 21 tackles and 12 pass break-ups
during his junior season... guided his team to the playoffs during his junior and senior campaigns... four-year member of the track team and
three-year contributor on the weight-lifting team... chose Louisville over North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Central
Florida.

L.D. Scott * DT
6-2 * 260Auburn, Ala./Auburn High SchoolTwo-year starter at
Auburn High School... missed four games as a senior with an ankle injury... recorded 65 tackles and four sacks as a senior... two-time
All-Conference performer... selected team's Most Valuable Defensive Linemen and Defensive Most Valuable Player... rated as the No. 69 defensive line prospect by Scout.com... rated the No. 21 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep.com... recorded 70 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and six sacks as a junior... boasted a 335-pound max bench and a
465-pound max squat at the Atlanta NIKE camp last May... finished second in the state in the shot put... runs a quick 4.8-second forty-yard dash... chose Louisville over Troy, Mississippi State and
Mississippi.

JaJuan Spillman * WR/DB
6-0 * 165Louisville, Ky./PRP High SchoolOne of the few players in the history of Pleasure Ridge Park High School to start all four
years... rushed for 1,347 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior... averaged 6.9 yards a rush... recorded 22 touchdowns... ran two kicks
back for touchdowns... caught 20 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown... registered 28 tackles and a team-high five interceptions... named first team All-District at defensive back...
two-time All-District performer as a kick returner... rated a 3-star prospect by Scout.com... voted third team All-State and first team All-Metro... nominated for Mr. Football and
Basketball in the state of Kentucky... won the team's Tough Nails Award (for never coming off the field)... given the team Leadership Award as
a junior... ran for 883 yards and 10 scores as a junior... chose Louisville over Kentucky, Iowa and Purdue.

Lee Sweeney * QB
6-3 * 226Lebanon, Tenn./Friendship Christian High SchoolTwo-year
starter at quarterback at Friendship Christian High School... threw for 5,173 yards in two seasons as the starter... completed 63.2 percent of his throws as a senior, completing 174-of-275 passes for 2,819 yards and 30 touchdowns... only tossed three interceptions... named a
finalist for Tennesse's Mr. Football... led the state in passing... selected the Region's most Valuable Player... selected the Offensive
Player of the Year... nominated by the Tennessean as the Offensive Player of the Year... two-time All-Region selection... guided team to
an 11-2 record, losing in the third round of the playoffs... threw for 2,354 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior... three-year starter on the baseball team... recorded a 22-2 record as a pitcher... chose Louisville over Arizona State, Connecticut, Miami (Fl.), and Hawaii.